Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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